About Max Roqueta
Lived 1908 – 2005 (aged 96). Max Roqueta was a French poet, writer, playwright, translator, physician and novelist.
Max Roqueta (Argelliers, December 8, 1908 – June 22, 2005) was one of the most famous contemporary Occitan writers. A physician, he was also an activist (he had been president of the Institut d'Estudis Occitans from 1952 to 1957).
Works Prose Secrèt de l’èrba (1934) Sòmnis dau matin (1940) Sòmnis de la nuòch (1942) L’Ataüt d’Arnautz Daniel (1949) La Pietat dau matin (1963) Vèrd Paradís (1961) Vèrd Paradís II (1974) Lo Maucòr de l'unicòrn (1992) D'aicí mil ans de lutz (1995)
Poetry Lo Mètge de Cucunhan (1958) Lo Manit e los encants (1996) Tota la sabla de la mar (1997) Lo Corbatàs roge (1997)
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Who was Max Roqueta?
Occitan poet, writer, physician and activist (1908-2005)
When was Max Roqueta born?
Max Roqueta was born on 8 December 1908 in Argelliers.
When did Max Roqueta die?
Max Roqueta died on 22 June 2005 in Montpellier.
What was Max Roqueta's occupation?
Max Roqueta was a poet, writer, playwright, translator, physician and novelist.
What nationality was Max Roqueta?
Max Roqueta was French.
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